“Red Rocking Chair” on Béla Fleck Baritone Banjo

I got my first taste of the Missing Link at the beginning of the year, when I had a meeting with Béla Fleck and got a chance to play two he had, for a couple hours. But it wasn’t until yesterday, when this one arrived, that I got the chance to more thoroughly engage with the instrument.

Playing with an all-wound string setup wasn’t knew to me, because I’ve played cello banjo for the past 7 years, and I also use wound strings on my Bob Carlin openback model. But those are would nylon. These are metal and have a very different feel and sound.

Another new thing for me, is playing on a radius neck. Now, I see why some people like them.

If anyone’s interested, the Missing LInk is available from me through my Gold Tone dealership banjocrazy.com.